普通人群中的述情障碍与健康相关生活质量
Alexithymia and health-related quality of life in a general population.
作者信息
Mattila Aino K, Saarni Samuli I, Salminen Jouko K, Huhtala Heini, Sintonen Harri, Joukamaa Matti
机构信息
Tampere School of Public Health, FIN-33014, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
出版信息
Psychosomatics. 2009 Jan-Feb;50(1):59-68. doi: 10.1176/appi.psy.50.1.59.
BACKGROUND
Alexithymia is thought to reflect a deficit in the cognitive processing of emotion, and, therefore, it may predispose individuals to both psychological and somatic symptoms.
OBJECTIVE
The authors investigated the relationship between alexithymia and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a nationally representative population sample of 5,418 subjects, age 30 to 97 years.
METHOD
Alexithymia was measured with the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and HRQoL measured with the 15D, a generic HRQoL measure.
RESULTS
Alexithymia was significantly associated with lower HRQoL independently of other variables. The TAS-20 subfactor Difficulties Identifying Feelings was the strongest common denominator between alexithymia and HRQoL.
CONCLUSION
Alexithymia may be a predisposing factor to poorer HRQoL.
背景
述情障碍被认为反映了情绪认知加工方面的缺陷，因此，它可能使个体易患心理和躯体症状。
目的
作者在一个全国代表性的5418名年龄在30至97岁的受试者样本中，研究了述情障碍与健康相关生活质量（HRQoL）之间的关系。
方法
用20项多伦多述情障碍量表（TAS-20）测量述情障碍，用通用的HRQoL测量工具15D测量HRQoL。
结果
独立于其他变量，述情障碍与较低的HRQoL显著相关。TAS-20子因素“识别情感困难”是述情障碍和HRQoL之间最强的共同因素。
结论
述情障碍可能是导致HRQoL较差的一个易感因素。
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